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SAN BERNARDINO: Suspect shot by deputy ID'd

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A man who was shot by a deputy and then chased from the high desert to San Bernardino has been identified.

Brian Curran, 50, of Pinon Hills, was arrestedÂ at 48th and E streets in San BernardinoÂ and treated for a single gunshot would, according to a sheriff's news release.

The chase started at about 4:28 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, when deputies went to investigate a report that Curran was violating a restraining order in the 1400 block of Goss Road in Pinon Hills, according to the release.

When deputies arrived and tried to talk to Curran, the suspect immediately drove his truck at the officer, who then fired at the man.

Curran smashed his truck into the deputy's patrol car and sped away, the release states.

CHP officers spotted the suspect driving south on Interstate 215 and tried to stop him, but he refused to yield. The pursuit lasted about 20 minutes and ended when San Bernardino law enforcement laid out a spike strip and did a PIT maneuver on the vehicle, according to the release.

Law enforcement officials asked anybody with information about the incident to call Detective Joe Janowicz or Sergeant Chris Fisher at 909-387-3589 or to leave an anonymous tip at 1-800-782-7463 or on the tip website atÂ www.wetip.com.

An officer-involved shooting in the high desert community of Pinon Hills prompted a car chase along Interstate 15 in Cajon Pass to San Bernardino where the wounded man was arrested, say police and sheriffâ€™s officials.

The gunfire erupted about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on the 1400 block of Goss Road, a sparsely settled desert area.

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